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College  | Story  | 11/15/2024

Head of the Class: No. 1 Louisiana State

Jheremy Brown     
No. 1 Louisiana State
Full 2025 Recruiting Class

Head Coach: Jay Johnson | Recruiting Coordinator: Josh Jordan
Total Commitments: 18 | Top 100 Commits: 11



Top 5 Recruits

RK
 Name Pos. HT WT B-T High School Hometown ST
7 Dean Moss OF 6-0 182 L-R IMG Academy Atherton  CA
10 Brady Ebel SS 6-3 190 L-R Corona Rancho Cucamonga CA
13 Quentin Young SS 6-5 215 R-R Oaks Christian Camarillo CA
27 Miguel Sime Jr RHP 6-4 235 R-R Poly Prep Brooklyn NY
30 River Hamilton RHP 6-3 185 R-R Sam Barlow Woodvillage OR


Wash. Rinse. Repeat. 

Having a top recruiting class, or at least a top 3, has almost come to be expected at this point in Baton Rouge. Fresh off a 2024 class which saw the Tigers land a pair of crown jewels in right-hander William Schmidt and center fielder Derek Curiel, Head Coach Jay Johnson and his staff are looking to replicate that magic and have more than a couple impact pieces arrive. And how deep is this class overall? Of the school’s 18 commits, 11 are ranked within the top 100. Of those 11, 8 were Perfect Game All-Americans this past August with 3 ranked within the top 15. 

TLDR; this class is LOADED. 

Starting at the top, it’s a trio of California natives leading the way in outfielder Dean Moss (No. 7 Nationally), shortstop Brady Ebel (No. 10) and third baseman Quentin Young (No. 13) and they bring a variety of potential game-changing tools to this crop of talent. Moss, a left-handed slugger, would play a nice compliment to Curiel in the outfield, taking away what would-be extra bases off the bat while showing some of the best raw power in the country. Ebel has the defensive prowess and internal clock to play at the premium position at the SEC level right now while showing an innate feel for the barrel while Young, an athletic and physical specimen, has the juice to make Alex Box look SMALL on any given swing while bringing middle-of-the-infield athleticism to the hot corner with an easy plus arm across. 

You can continue to go down the list of commits and the talent won’t cease to amaze; catcher Omar Serna has one of the best arms from behind the plate we’ve ever seen at an amateur level, Mason Braun’s left-handed juice can easily be plugged into the middle of any lineup and shortstop Ethan Clauss is coming off a championship run down in Jupiter where the 6-foot-2 left-handed hitting shortstop showed out his tools on both sides of the ball. Another California, catcher Landon Hodge, has a bevy of tools at his disposal, which combined with his athleticism, will allows for some very real versatility at the SEC level. 

They’ve taken care of the top talent within the Boot as well, claiming the top ranked players in shortstop Jack Ruckert out of in-state powerhouse Catholic who swings a smooth left-handed stick and lives on the barrel alongside outfielder William Patrick who is one of the more tooled up players in this LSU collection of talent. Marshall Louque has the talent to make an impact either with the arm or the bat, showing big tools on both sides of the ball while Karson Trichel, a right-handed arm, was one of the earlier commits and is coming off a strong 2024. 

Arms. Oh right, lets start with the one who has already touched, hold on and allow me to confirm this number to be correct…yep, 100 mph (!!!). Miguel Sime Jr. is one of the younger players in the 2025 class as a whole but that certainly doesn’t detract from the electricity he brings to the mound as he also shows the potential for devastating changeup. River Hamilton flipped his commitment from in-state Oregon State to the Tigers not too long ago and offers some of the best upside of any arm in the country while Reagan Ricken is a 6-foot-5 specimen who has already been up to 95 mph with a three pitch mix and still has his best days ahead of him. Marcos Paz missed most of the 2024 season but had touched 95 mph the year prior and Zion Theophilus has a long track record of success thanks to his ability to maintain premium stuff late into outings. Rounding things out, a pair of left-handers in Jonah Aase and Briggs McKenzie offer some of the best pitchability of the crop as both work into the low-90s with a complete mix and the ability to pickup strikeouts by the handful in any given start. 

The Tigers won it all two years ago and if you don’t think they want to make it two titles in three years think again. Undoubtedly the portal makes a lasting impact on the current landscape of things, but having a class like this 2025 crop can’t be understated as they’ll be the core foundation for several years’ worth of runs back to Omaha. 
 
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